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Hello everyone, i hope you are doing well. This week topic is about evaluation and assessment. We know that assessment is an important part in educational system. Assessment is a methodical way of acquiring, reviewing and using information about students to make improvement where is necessary. Assessment is an interactive process where both the teacher and students are involved. The process involves setting up goals, collecting information and using it for increasing quality. We as teachers collect this information about students progress and compare it throughout a period of time. Assessment make students feel better and encourage them to do more. Different types of assessment are :  Summative or Formative  Traditional or alternative Assessment help students build confidence in their ability to learn. Recognizing that there are many different ways to assess learning and become skillfull at Self-assessment are important lifelong learning skills. Self-assessment help us to...

Hello everyone, i hope that you are doing great. This time I am going to share with you some information about the Develop Phase and Media Components. Develop Phase includes producing the media components such as text, graphics, animations, audio and video. In this stage we put all theory into practice. We know that multimedia apps are important in attracting students' attention, so as a future teacher i would like to use multimedia in my classroom. We should teach our students how to use technology properly in a way to be useful for them. In this phase we should use the media components that are very important for the project. They enhance visual litracy, make presentation interesting and is adapted to different intelligences and learning styles. Graphics: refers to images or any information in the computer that can be created with a computer program or imported from any existing file in computer, by using programs CarelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, Point Shop etc Animations: are m...

Hello everyone, this week i am going to talk about design phase of a project. Design phase is very important because it introduces you with a general idea of the project. This phase is also a challenging one, we should not rush in here and should be very careful. 1.The first step is outlining the content which is very important that determines what is going to include your presentation, the most important points, they should be clear and memorable. We should focus more on our slides and what do they need to convey to the audience. 2. Creating flowcharts: they are a productive way to show steps in a project, and I think for that important reason they should be practical and easy to remember. Making a flowchart with a picture is an interesting element in a presentation and also useful because it remains longer in memory. 3. Specifying screen design: that is also very crucial because we all want to find something attractive and which fit our presentation. The focus in that case is ...

Hello everyone i hope you are doing great. This week topic is about critical thinking and vocabulary. Do you know the term "coach potatoe"? A lazy person. How many of them do you know? Perhaps, you probably are one of them, but just leaving this term, suddenly makes you think about it. That's the power of vocabulary, it enables thinking. Young people need to know how to think not what to think. We all have heard about critical thinking but what is it and how we should use it in teaching vocabulary? Critical thinking has become an essential skill in today's world, it's something that us as future teachers must learn to embrace in our classrooms because the world really needs it. Critcal thinking teaches how to prioritise time and resources allowing you to analyse what is needed, to be able to read between the lines, to ask the right questions,to think logically etc. Students should be able to ask questions and to analyse the answers and stimulate them to ask fu...

Hello everyone i hope you are all well and safe. We had a free topic to write about and i would like to talk about pedagogy the art and science of teaching. Pedagogy is a method and practice of teaching, is a way of bringing learning into life, being concerned about other's need and taking steps to help them. In ancient times teachers were moral guides who were to be obeyed, also it has been discussed a lot whether pedagogy is an art or science of teaching? Usually it was seen as a science , with traditional classroom where teacher lead the students and was teacher-centered class. But nowadays mostly agree that pedagogy is an art and science of teaching. Professors need to be experienced as people who can be trusted , respected and turned to. First we listen to students and gain their trust, and through dialogues we learn about their needs, working habits, interests and talents. Learning is a matter of head, hand and heart. Pedagogy is constantly evolving, it must fit your audienc...

 Hello everyone, i hope you are doing well. Today's topic is about constructivism and DDD-E model. Constructivism is a theory in education that recognises the learner's understanding and knowledge based on their own experiences. The essential is that learner actively construct their own knowledge and meaning from their experiences. Constructivist teachers motivate independent learners and develop their critical thinking. It differs from traditional classroom because learners are intereactive and student centered class. Knowledge must be applied because it is an interpretation of reality. It opens the learner's curiosity about something new, students can also build their knowledge to create and design something related to their needs. People create meaning through experience. So the teaching and learning process must be related to the practical real world so that classroom can share knowledge and experience actively. Constructivism encourage and accept students autonomy and ...